GIS at Gainesville (Fla.) Regional Utilities has gone from an outsourced system comprised of infrequently updated paper maps to an in-house, fully digital system that consists of a utility-wide GIS data-viewing application, survey grade GPS equipment, mobile GIS data viewing, inspections and redlining, and an in-house work management system tied to the GIS.“So, yes, we’ve come a long way,” says Steve McElroy, water/ wastewater GIS administrator. Owned by the City of Gainesville, GRU is Florida’s fifth largest utility and is unusually comprehensive, providing electric, natural gas, water, wastewater and telecommunications services to 89,000 retail and wholesale customers in Gainesville and
